LIST OF HIGHEST PAID ATHLETHES

This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world for 2015 as ranked by DETECT UNIVERSE OR www.detectuniverse.blogspot.com on their earnings.

Sortable table

Rank	Name	Sport	Nation	Total	Salary/Winnings	Endorsements
1	Floyd Mayweather	Boxing	United States	$300 million	$285 million	$15 million
2	Manny Pacquiao	Boxing	Philippines	$160 million	$148 million	$12 million
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football	Portugal	$79.6 million	$52.6 million	$27 million
4	Lionel Messi	Football	Argentina	$73.8 million	$51.8 million	$22 million
5	Roger Federer	Tennis	Switzerland	$67 million	$9 million	$58 million
6	LeBron James	Basketball	United States	$64.8 million	$20.8 million	$44 million
7	Kevin Durant	Basketball	United States	$54.1 million	$19.1 million	$35 million
8	Phil Mickelson	Golf	United States	$50.8 million	$2.8 million	$48 million
9	Tiger Woods	Golf	United States	$50.6 million	$0.6 million	$50 million
10	Kobe Bryant	Basketball	United States	$49.5 million	$23.5 million	$26 million
11	Ben Roethlisberger	American football	United States	$48.9 million	$46.4 million	$2.5 million
12	Rory McIlroy	Golf	Northern Ireland	$48.3 million	$16.3 million	$32 million
13	Novak Djokovic	Tennis	Serbia	$48.2 million	$17.2 million	$31 million
14	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Football	Sweden	$39.1 million	$33.1 million	$6 million
15	Lewis Hamilton	Formula 1	England	$39 million	$36 million	$3 million
16	Ndamukong Suh	American football	United States	$38.6 million	$38.2 million	$0.4 million
17	Fernando Alonso	Formula 1	Spain	$35.5 million	$34 million	$1.5 million
18	Gareth Bale	Football	Wales	$35 million	$25.5 million	$9.5 million
19	Jon Lester	Baseball	United States	$34.1 million	$33.7 million	$0.4 million
20	Derrick Rose	Basketball	United States	$33.9 million	$18.9 million	$15 million
21	Sebastian Vettel	Formula 1	Germany	$33 million	$32 million	$1 million
22	Rafael Nadal	Tennis	Spain	$32.5 million	$4.5 million	$28 million
23	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Cricket	India	$31 million	$4 million	$27 million
23	Neymar	Football	Brazil	$31 million	$14 million	$17 million
25	Carmelo Anthony	Basketball	United States	$30.5 million	$22.5 million	$8 million
26	Maria Sharapova	Tennis	Russia	$29.7 million	$6.7 million	$23 million
27	Carson Palmer	American football	United States	$29 million	$28.5 million	$0.5 million
27	James Rodríguez	Football	Colombia	$29 million	$24.5 million	$4.5 million
29	J.J. Watt	American football	United States	$27.9 million	$20.9 million	$7 million
30	Robinson Canó	Baseball	Dominican Republic	$27.6 million	$24.1 million	$3.5 million
31	Dwyane Wade	Basketball	United States	$27.2 million	$15.2 million	$12 million
32	Peyton Manning	American football	United States	$27 million	$15 million	$12 million
32	Kimi Räikkönen	Formula 1	Finland	$27 million	$25 million	$2 million
34	Clayton Kershaw	Baseball	United States	$26.9 million	$25.7 million	$1.2 million
34	Wayne Rooney	Football	England	$26.9 million	$19.9 million	$7 million
36	Gerald McCoy	American football	United States	$26.7 million	$26.5 million	$0.2 million
37	Chris Paul	Basketball	United States	$26.1 million	$20.1 million	$6 million
38	Radamel Falcao	Football	Colombia	$25.9 million	$21.9 million	$4 million
38	Albert Pujols	Baseball	Dominican Republic	$25.9 million	$23.4 million	$2.5 million
40	Ryan Howard	Baseball	United States	$25.6 million	$25 million	$0.6 million
41	Dwight Howard	Basketball	United States	$25.5 million	$21.5 million	$4 million
42	Cliff Lee	Baseball	United States	$25.2 million	$25 million	$0.2 million
43	Miguel Cabrera	Baseball	Venezuela	$25.1 million	$22.1 million	$3 million
44	Amar'e Stoudemire	Basketball	United States	$25 million	$22 million	$3 million
45	Sergio Agüero	Football	Argentina	$24.9 million	$17.9 million	$7 million
46	Blake Griffin	Basketball	United States	$24.7 million	$17.7 million	$7 million
47	Serena Williams	Tennis	United States	$24.6 million	$11.6 million	$13 million
48	Prince Fielder	Baseball	United States	$24.3 million	$24 million	$0.3 million
49	Joe Johnson	Basketball	United States	$24.2 million	$23.2 million	$1 million
50	Joe Mauer	Baseball	United States	$24 million	$23 million	$1 million
51	CC Sabathia	Baseball	United States	$23.9 million	$23 million	$0.9 million
52	Chris Bosh	Basketball	United States	$23.8 million	$20.8 million	$3 million
53	Zack Greinke	Baseball	United States	$23.7 million	$23.7 million	$0 million
53	Eli Manning	American football	United States	$23.7 million	$15.7 million	$8 million
55	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Auto racing	United States	$23.6 million	$14.6 million	$9 million
56	Justin Verlander	Baseball	United States	$23.4 million	$22.7 million	$0.7 million
57	Andy Dalton	American football	United States	$23.3 million	$22.3 million	$1 million
58	Masahiro Tanaka	Baseball	Japan	$23 million	$22 million	$1 million
58	Mark Teixeira	Baseball	United States	$23 million	$22.5 million	$0.5 million
60	Félix Hernández	Baseball	Venezuela	$22.9 million	$22.7 million	$0.2 million
61	Cole Hamels	Baseball	United States	$22.7 million	$22.5 million	$0.2 million
61	Jimmie Johnson	Auto racing	United States	$22.7 million	$16.2 million	$6.5 million
63	Wladimir Klitschko	Boxing	Ukraine	$22.5 million	$19 million	$3.5 million
64	Andy Murray	Tennis	Scotland	$22.3 million	$6.3 million	$16 million
65	Matt Kemp	Baseball	United States	$22.2 million	$21 million	$1.2 million
66	LeSean McCoy	American football	United States	$22.1 million	$21.3 million	$0.8 million
67	Drew Brees	American football	United States	$22 million	$11 million	$11 million
67	Tony Romo	American football	United States	$22 million	$17 million	$5 million
69	Adrian Gonzalez	Baseball	United States	$21.5 million	$21.1 million	$0.4 million
70	Jacoby Ellsbury	Baseball	United States	$21.4 million	$21.1 million	$0.3 million
70	Tyron Smith	American football	United States	$21.4 million	$21.1 million	$0.3 million
72	Deron Williams	Basketball	United States	$21.3 million	$19.8 million	$1.5 million
73	Usain Bolt	Track and field	Jamaica	$21 million	$0 million	$21 million
73	Luis Suárez	Football	Uruguay	$21 million	$16.5 million	$4.5 million
75	Matt Cain	Baseball	United States	$20.8 million	$20.4 million	$0.4 million
75	David Wright	Baseball	United States	$20.8 million	$20 million	$0.8 million
77	Carl Crawford	Baseball	United States	$20.7 million	$20.4 million	$0.3 million
78	Jayson Werth	Baseball	United States	$20.6 million	$20.4 million	$0.2 million
79	Cesc Fàbregas	Football	Spain	$20.3 million	$15.3 million	$5 million
79	Hanley Ramírez	Baseball	Dominican Republic	$20.3 million	$20 million	$0.3 million
79	Russell Westbrook	Basketball	United States	$20.3 million	$15.8 million	$4.5 million
82	Justin Rose	Golf	England	$20.2 million	$8.2 million	$12 million
83	Yaya Touré	Football	Ivory Coast	$20 million	$17 million	$3 million
84	Rudy Gay	Basketball	United States	$19.9 million	$19.3 million	$0.6 million
85	Jordan Spieth	Golf	United States	$19.8 million	$8.8 million	$11 million
85	Adam Wainwright	Baseball	United States	$19.8 million	$19.7 million	$0.1 million
87	Frank Lampard	Football	England	$19.7 million	$15.7 million	$4 million
87	Kevin Love	Basketball	United States	$19.7 million	$15.7 million	$4 million
87	David Ortiz	Baseball	Dominican Republic	$19.7 million	$15.7 million	$4 million
90	Eden Hazard	Football	Belgium	$19.6 million	$16.1 million	$3.5 million
90	Alex Smith	American football	United States	$19.6 million	$19.1 million	$0.5 million
92	Kei Nishikori	Tennis	Japan	$19.5 million	$4.5 million	$15 million
93	Devin McCourty	American football	United States	$19.3 million	$19.1 million	$0.2 million
93	Mesut Özil	Football	Germany	$19.3 million	$12.8 million	$6.5 million
95	Aaron Rodgers	American football	United States	$19.1 million	$11.6 million	$7.5 million
96	Billy Horschel	Golf	United States	$19 million	$16 million	$3 million
97	Jeremy Lin	Basketball	United States	$18.9 million	$14.9 million	$4 million
97	Maurkice Pouncey	American football	United States	$18.9 million	$18.8 million	$0.1 million
97	Max Scherzer	Baseball	United States	$18.9 million	$18.7 million	$0.2 million
100	James Harden	Basketball	United States	$18.8 million	$14.8 million	$4 million

External links

• The World's Highest-Paid Athletes List - Forbes

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